Howard, Dana , and many hitting coaches take giving advice serious. They along with many I know have many students. None of us want to give advice that would lead to any kid getting hurt. We all spend many hours trying to better ourself and every student we work with is slightly different. I would be the first to tell you I learn something new every day and most from working with young kids, not the internet. kgertie, One of the main differences now we teach throwing before we teach hitting. I have lost count of the number of kids that have complained that they had arm issues. The many PM's I have responded to cover throwing as one of the first topics we cover. Yes, we have seen fewer injuries. I think the conditioning as FSS pointed out has improved, because parents were very concerned about this subject. I guess I was one of those parents when I went to Howard for the first time. I paid attention and learned. It has paid off for my dd. Currently I think she is still #2 in the country in lean body fat out of 3,000 kids that have been to a NFCA camp. She also plays soccer, which was another reason I spent more time researching injuries. Weight shift and how we taught it has progressed. I still like the bottle 1/2 full of water and having them feel the water move during load and toe touch. It helps them understand how the body flows or moves. They hold it level in front of them without a bat and feel the weight shift.
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